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Adventureland
vs
Epcot

On a typical day Adventureland queues less: about 29 minutes a ride against 32 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 3 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Adventureland and Epcot compared on their typical recorded queue times
TypicallyAdventurelandUnited StatesEpcotUnited States
Average wait per ride 29 min (best of the two)32 min
Rides with recorded waits 611 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue Phoenix36 minGuardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind73 min
Shortest typical queue Storm Chaser18 minJourney Into Imagination With Figment9 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is runningNot recorded95%

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Adventureland and Epcot compared on live queue times
Right nowAdventurelandUnited StatesEpcotUnited States
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Adventureland queues less: about 29 minutes a ride against 32 at Epcot, a difference of roughly 3 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Adventureland if…

  • You want shorter queues: Adventureland averages 29 minutes a ride against 32 at Epcot
  • Phoenix is on your list - it is Adventureland's longest typical queue at about 36 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Adventureland's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Epcot if…

  • You will accept a longer queue - 32 minutes a ride here against 29 at Adventureland - for what Epcot has that Adventureland does not
  • You want more to do: 11 rides here have recorded wait data against 6 at Adventureland
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is on your list - it is Epcot's longest typical queue at about 73 minutes, so it is the one to do first
  • You want Epcot's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Adventureland

Adventureland in Altoona, just outside Des Moines, has been open since 1974 and is Iowa's largest amusement park. Monster is the steel coaster with the beyond-vertical drop, Outlaw and Tornado are the wooden coasters, and Phoenix, Storm Chaser and Draken Falls add more variety, with a large section of family rides. In the autumn it runs Halloween haunts on select dates.

Summer weekends and the weeks around the Fourth of July are the busiest. Weekdays early and late in the season are usually much quieter. Check the live queue times before you go and use the crowd calendar to find a good day.

Adventureland live queue times

Epcot

EPCOT sits at the centre of Walt Disney World, split between Future World (with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Soarin', and Frozen Ever After) and the World Showcase - eleven pavilions themed around countries including Japan, Germany, France, and the UK. Flower & Garden, Food & Wine and Festival of the Holidays events run through much of the year.

EPCOT's biggest crowd drivers are its festivals rather than just ride popularity. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind consistently posts the longest wait times in the park. Check live queue times on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date outside the peak festival weekends - the World Showcase pavilions can take a full afternoon to properly explore.

Epcot live queue times

05 · Questions

Adventureland or Epcot?

Which is better, Adventureland or Epcot?

If you are judging on queues, Adventureland: it averages about 29 minutes a ride on a typical day against 32 at Epcot, roughly 3 minutes back on every queue you join. Adventureland has 6 rides with recorded waits against 11 at Epcot.

Which has shorter queues, Adventureland or Epcot?

Adventureland, by about 3 minutes a ride. On a typical day Adventureland averages 29 minutes against 32 at Epcot. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Adventureland best time to visit and Epcot best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Adventureland and Epcot in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Adventureland and Epcot for the full ride lists.

Is Adventureland bigger than Epcot?

By rides we track waits for, Epcot is the bigger day out: 11 rides against 6. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Adventureland is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

Epcot calendar